- Population
- 699,473
- 699.5K
- Elevation
- 213 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 100
- listed under Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Airports
- PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport36 km
- BIQ Biarritz Pays Basque airport63 km
About Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a district. Location: New Aquitaine, France. Population: 699,473.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (French pronunciation: [pi.ʁe.nez‿at.lɑ̃.tik] ; Gascon Occitan: Pirenèus Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio Atlantikoak) is a department located in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan France. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, it covers the French Basque Country and the Béarn. It is divided in three arrondissements and its prefecture is Pau. In 2023, it had a population of 706,564.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
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Travel notes for Pyrénées-Atlantiques
From Wikivoyage
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is in Nouvelle-Aquitaine at the southwest corner of France on the border with Spain. It includes the French Basque Country and the traditional province of Béarn. The Pyrenees mountain range crosses the department from east to west.
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Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne International Airport has connections from a number of European cities.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Landes
Population of Pyrénées-Atlantiques over time
| 2015 | 670,032 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 677,309 | |
| 2018 | 679,810 | |
| 2019 | 682,621 | |
| 2020 | 687,240 | |
| 2021 | 693,027 | |
| 2022 | 699,473 | |
| 2023 | 706,564 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 139 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 4°)
- Wettest month
- November (139 mm)
- Driest month
- July (64 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 12° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 13° |
| Average low (°C) | 4° | 5° | 5° | 7° | 10° | 13° | 15° | 16° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 121 | 104 | 96 | 116 | 99 | 76 | 64 | 81 | 86 | 119 | 139 | 119 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Pyrénées-Atlantiques
The nearest airport is Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), 36 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Pamplona, 82 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 36 kmnortheast
- Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ) Biarritz 63 kmnorthwest
- Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 66 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Pamplona Population: 208.2K 82 kmsouthwest
- Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 94 kmwest
- Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 157 kmwest
- Logroño Population: 151.2K 159 kmsouthwest
- Bilbao Population: 347.3K 171 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Within 100 km: 146 historic and cultural sites, 1,029 natural sites, 261 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km55 places
- Pic Nethé Mountain 24 kmW
- Pic de Belchou Mountain 21 kmSW
- Le Chapeau du Gendarme Mountain 17 kmS
- Mail Arrouy Mountain 25 kmSE
25–60 km525 places
- Valle de Baztan Natural site 56 kmW
- Fourmat Mountain 44 kmSE
- Aubin River 37 kmN
- Sierra del Vedao Mountain 51 kmS
60–100 km856 places
- Iglesia San Juan Bautista Attraction 66 kmW
- Yamaguchi Natural site 84 kmSW
- Kontxa / La Concha Beach 96 kmW
- Zurriola Beach 95 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
100 placesMountains & nature2
- Vallée de Barétous · Natural site
- Vallée d'Ossau · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts38
- Gées · River
- Geule · River
- Joyeuse · River
- Lasso · River
- Lauhibar · River
- Lauzom · River
- Layou · River
- Lech · River
- Le Valentin · River
- Lihoury · River
- Lourdios · River
- Médudéou · River
- Merdé · River
- Nive · River
- Nive des Aldudes · River
- Ousse · River
- Petit Lées · River
- Regata de Arizacun · River
- Ruisseau Brennere · River
- Ruisseau de Labarone · River
- Ruisseau de Launet · River
- Ruisseau de l'Uxan · River
- Ruisseau de Saleys · River
- Ruisseau de Saleys de Baix · River
- Ruisseau d'Olhette · River
- Ruisseau Labadie · River
- Ruisseau la Bayse · River
- Ruisseau la Berthe · River
- Ruisseau le Geu · River
- Ruisseau le Laa · River
- Ruisseau le Lacca · River
- Ruisseau le Lambare · River
- Ruisseau les Hies · River
- Ruisseau l'Ousse du Bois · River
- Saison · River
- Saison · River
- Vert · River
- Vert de Barlanes · River
Nature and heritage in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources